Courses
All students enrolled in the rehabilitation science and technology program are required to complete 44 credits to meet degree requirements. Students must complete 31 credits of core courses including a six-credit clinical internship. An extensive list of elective courses may be selected as well to meet the required number of credits for graduation.
The curriculum covers topics including seating and mobility, rehabilitation research, rehabilitation engineering design, computer access, rehabilitation biomechanics, service delivery, rehabilitation counseling, consumer advocacy, and more.
Suggested plan of study for the core courses
Fall term, year one
HRS 2704 Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology 3 credits
HRS 2708 Individual and Social Experience of Disability 3 credits
HRS 2731 Foundations of Rehabilitation and the Rehabilitation Counseling Process 3 credits
HRS 2706 Rehabilitation Biomechanics* 3 credits
Spring term, year one
HRS 2703 Rehabilitation Engineering Design 3 credits
HRS 2705 Clinical Functional Evaluation of Assistive Technology 3 credits
HRS 2715 Medical Aspects of Disability* 3 credits
Fall term, year two
HRS 2724 Assistive Technology Funding and Policy 1 credit
HRS 2903 Issues in the Health System* 3 credits
Spring term, year two
HRS 2901 Introduction to Research Methodology 3 credits
HRS 2905 Ethical Issues in Healthcare* 3 credits
* One of HRS 2706 and HRS 2715 should be taken; one of HRS 2903 and HRS 2905 should be taken.
Internship and Master's Thesis/Scholarly Paper
HRS 2921 Clinical Internship 6 credits
HRS 2924 Master Thesis Research (Phase I), 3 credits
HRS 2925 Master Thesis Research (Phase II), 3 credits
HRS 2926 Scholarly Paper, 3 credits
Electives (Offered Every Other Year, Except Where Noted)
HRS 2702 Data Acquisition and Analysis Techniques, 2 credits
HRS 2709 Manual Wheelchair Design and Evaluation, 2credits
HRS 2710 Functional Neuromuscular Stimulation, 1 credit
HRS 2711 Computer Access (every year), 3 credits
HRS 2721 Service Delivery Administration, 1 credit
HRS 2723 Home and Work Modifications for Employment, 3 credits
HRS 3702 Soft Tissue Biomechanics, 2 credits
HRS 3704 Wheelchair Transportation Safety, 2 credits
HRS 3705 Wheelchair Biomechanics, 1 credit
HRS 3707 Power Wheelchair and Controls, 2 credits
HRS 3709 Mobility and Manipulation, 3 credits
HRS 3710 Clinical Application in Seating (every year), 4 credits
HRS 3712 Human Machine Interfaces, 2 credits
Thesis and nonthesis options
The curriculum is designed to offer both a thesis and nonthesis option. All students in the rehabilitation technology program are encouraged to pursue graduate research by completing a master's thesis under the direction of a faculty advisor and thesis committee. However, a nonthesis option also is available.
Students electing the nonthesis option must develop an alternative research (competency) plan of study that must be approved by the faculty advisor and department chair. Upon approval of the project, the student must register for at least six credits of course work that results in the completion of a substantive project in the form of one or some combination of the following:
- A research or scholarly paper of publishable quality.
- Policy research, implementation, and/or evaluation.
- A teaching internship.
- An alternative project of substance and relevance to the profession.